The comedy is Kaplan's second pilot pickup of the season. He also has animated pilot presentation Botcop at Fox. The independent producer and former agent has multiple shows currently on the air (including NBC's Mysteries of Laura, CBS' Life in Pieces and ABC's Secrets & Lies, among several others across cable).

Housewife puts a solid exclamation point on the network's focus on family comedy this season. Including this, the network has 12 comedy pilots in the works this season — all of them a twist on the tried and true family format.